Red Sox Acquire Brian Anderson For Mark Kotsay

2:08pm:MLB.com's Noah Coslov says the White Sox received Mark Kotsay and cash from the Red Sox for Anderson. A Red Sox press release says Anderson will be assigned to Triple A Pawtucket. The 27 year-old voiced his desire for a trade last Thursday to MLB.com's Scott Merkin. He has a .225/.288/.364 line in 862 career plate appearances (and here's a look at his glovework; the biggest sample is 966 innings in '06).

Kotsay was designated for assignment by Boston on Friday. The 33 year-old hit .257/.291/.324 in 79 plate appearances for the Red Sox; he'd re-signed in January for $1.5MM plus incentives. He was hobbled by calf and back injuries.

1:59pm: The Red Sox acquired Brian Anderson from the White Sox, according to David Lefort of the Boston Globe. It's unclear what the Red Sox gave up or where they'll assign Anderson, who had been playing in the minors for the White Sox.

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These players and agents who criticize team friendly deals, or what appear to be team friendly deals to young players that 1st start playing their respective MLB careers need to just keep their opinions to themselves, or apologize once in awhile and admit they are WRONG when deals like Singleton, Mayben.. Not only ones go sour..

Small market teams take gambles, giving young players guaranteed cash in advance for promise and these young kids may jump at the risk over sometimes broken promises by greedy promises, which can sometimes turn into empty dreams by a agent promising grandeur and he will be promising the same thing to another kid, just like him as he shuts the door on him after said players career flames out. Agents don’t care. They look at bottom dollar. The players need to evaluate both what they can get then and now, vs the future. They can’t just listen to what is being laid out and promised by the masses. This is for him and his own future. Forget Norris and the agents.

These players and agents who criticize team friendly deals, or what appear to be team friendly deals to young players that 1st start playing their respective MLB careers need to just keep their opinions to themselves, or apologize once in awhile and admit they are WRONG when deals like Singleton, Mayben.. Not only ones go sour..

Small market teams take gambles, giving young players guaranteed cash in advance for promise and these young kids may jump at the risk over sometimes broken promises by greedy promises, which can sometimes turn into empty dreams by a agent promising grandeur and he will be promising the same thing to another kid, just like him as he shuts the door on him after said players career flames out. Agents don’t care. They look at bottom dollar. The players need to evaluate both what they can get then and now, vs the future. They can’t just listen to what is being laid out and promised by the masses. This is for him and his own future. Forget Norris and the agents.

These players and agents who criticize team friendly deals, or what appear to be team friendly deals to young players that 1st start playing their respective MLB careers need to just keep their opinions to themselves, or apologize once in awhile and admit they are WRONG when deals like Singleton, Mayben.. Not only ones go sour..

Small market teams take gambles, giving young players guaranteed cash in advance for promise and these young kids may jump at the risk over sometimes broken promises by greedy promises, which can sometimes turn into empty dreams by a agent promising grandeur and he will be promising the same thing to another kid, just like him as he shuts the door on him after said players career flames out. Agents don’t care. They look at bottom dollar. The players need to evaluate both what they can get then and now, vs the future. They can’t just listen to what is being laid out and promised by the masses. This is for him and his own future. Forget Norris and the agents.

These players and agents who criticize team friendly deals, or what appear to be team friendly deals to young players that 1st start playing their respective MLB careers need to just keep their opinions to themselves, or apologize once in awhile and admit they are WRONG when deals like Singleton, Mayben.. Not only ones go sour..

Small market teams take gambles, giving young players guaranteed cash in advance for promise and these young kids may jump at the risk over sometimes broken promises by greedy promises, which can sometimes turn into empty dreams by a agent promising grandeur and he will be promising the same thing to another kid, just like him as he shuts the door on him after said players career flames out. Agents don’t care. They look at bottom dollar. The players need to evaluate both what they can get then and now, vs the future. They can’t just listen to what is being laid out and promised by the masses. This is for him and his own future. Forget Norris and the agents.